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Absentee voting OK with pre-existing health issues

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Absentee voting OK with pre-existing health issues
Absentee voting OK with pre-existing health issues

A Mississippi judge has ruled that people with pre-existing conditions for COVID-19 can vote absentee in November.

THIS IS A VICTORY FOR VOTERSAFRAID OF THEVIRUS AND WANT TO VOTE ABSENTEEFORTHE FIRST TIME EVER.

GOOD NEWS FOR MISSISSIPPI VOTERSCONCERNED ABOUT CATCHINGCOVID-19 AT THE POLLS ONELECTION DAYA HINDS COUNTY JUDGE RULED IN ALAWSUITFILED AGAINST THE SECRETARY OFSTATETHAT PEOPLE WITH PRE- EXISTINGCONDITIONSFOR THE DEADLY VIRUS MUST BEALLOWED TOVOTE ABSENTEE.659205311-19JOSHUA TOM/ACLUWE'RE PLEASED AT THE COURT'SRULED THAT PEOPLE THAT AREAT HIGHER RISK OF SEVERE ILLNESSOR DEATH FROM COVID ARE ABLE TOVOTE ABSENTEE.IT'S A PARTIAL VICTORY.IN THE WEDNESDAY RULING CHANCERYJUDGE DENISE OWENS REJECTED THEACLU OFMISSISSIPPI ARGUMENT TO EXPANDABSENTEEVOTING TO PEOPLE WITHOUTPRE-EXISTINGCONDITIONS.659205320-31WE'RE DISAPPOINTEDTHAT PEOPLE WHO ARE FOLLOWINGPUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE TO STAYAT HOME AS WE ALL ARE INMISSISSIPPIAND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ARENOT ABLE TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE.65920511:23-1:28TONI JOHNSON/ELECTION COMMISSIONCHAIRMAN

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